Bristol man arraigned on larceny charge

BANTAM >> Allen Bartman, one of two suspects accused of lifting vacuums from a local Target last year, was arraigned on a single count of fourth-degree larceny.

Bartman, 38, of 17 Upson St. in Bristol, posted a $5,000 bond following arraignment before Judge Richard Marano. Police said he and another man loaded vacuums onto a Subaru Outback and drove off on Dec. 12 of last year.

Bartman was arrested after police said he pawned the vacuums at shops in Newington and Bristol.

Police said Bartman, a convicted felon, was arrested four times between November and December of last year.